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Show REFUSE TO AC! AS SPIES FOR POLICE Janitors in Vienna Break Custom of Tyranny j VIENNA. March . The concierges, or Janitors, of Vienna apartment houses have rlsea In protest against ens of the oldest and most distinctive Institatlons of Europe ar.d refused longer to act as spies for tho police. The employment of concierges as police po-lice spies has beea the cajtom for so long that Its origin seems to be lost in history and they have bctu counted ai. one of the most valuable aids to the police of moet continental capl-tals. They have been required to note ar.d report the cornier and fotng of their tenants and generally to maintain an espionage ever the people whom they serve. This practice has beea ere of the most obisctlonable features of foreign life te Americans who have made their homes temporarily or permcnentty In French sad Austrian cities for Americans Ameri-cans are usused to bavins their dally actions the subject ef rVJrts to the police. The coaclerces ef Vienna have si- ways received moat ef tacir income from the tips ot tsnsnta They cirry the keys to the building and without their aid tenants could mi obtain sd-mlssloa sd-mlssloa at night. The lanitora now re-fuae re-fuae to stay up all hours of ths nignt to open doors for late comers snd. In stesd of tips, demand .iiei salaries from the landlords. The also aek for clean, dry rooms, sick Insurance benefit at ths proprietors' expense and other reform a. They InslJl Ihst every tenant shall be provided with a froat door key. |